Hardware Development Standards

OVERVIEW

To establish and document a standardized and
coherent methodology for the development activities of a specific
project and shall integrate all the development requirements specified
by the contract;

To provide a reference for common terminology,
symbology, definition, and vocabulary for hardware development;

To establish clear expectations between acquirer
and developer. The standard shall establish common expectations
about the process and documentation (including drawings) to be
prepared.

HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

Hardware Development Standards define the process
and activities necessary to produce quality hardware. The are
used to manage and control the process using standardized methods
and procedures. Several standards, models or guide-lines exist
supported by government, institutions, etc., which propose various
concepts and principles. These standards together with other special
considerations for functional reasons i.e., safety critical, airborne,
build strategy, reengineering, etc., shall be combined to establish
a uniform process and activities for all hardware for a specific
project.
The development of this hardware (HWCI) shall be established and
described by a Hardware Development Plan.

Figure 1. Organization of HDS, Plans and
procedures.

HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

For large and/or complex development projects an
overall HDP may be required to establish and identify the overall
project management organizations and activities who will manage
and control the overall development of hardware.
The HDP (overall) shall define the overall plans and procedures
necessary to develop and document the hardware in a uniform manner.
All hardware (HWCI) to be developed shall be identified by their
individual HDP.

Individual and HWCI the activities, personnel, organizations,
code of practice, and process standards to be used for the development
and certification shall be identified.

Each individual HDP shall identify or include the
development resources and organization, development time-line
schedule and milestones, security measures, design methodologies,
design and implementation approaches, testing methodology, certification
plan, resource utilization control, programming support center
facilities and potential risk areas of the specific HWCI development
life cycle.

Each HDP shall reference and confirm compliance to
the 'Hardware Development Standards' and identify any authorized
deviations or waivers.

FIGURE 1. System/hardware development
life cycle.

The Hardware Development Standards and supporting
Plans shall be prepared and will be maintained and improved on
a continuous basis.

Proposed "Hardware Management" documentation
to be known as the "Hardware Development Standards"
shall comprise of the following:

The above shall be used in conjunction with the HWCI
'Hardware Development plans' to create a uniform development process.

HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

General requirements.

A System/hardware development life cycle the consists
of the following phases shall be implemented:

System/Hardware requirements analysis

Hardware requirements analysis;

Preliminary design;

Detail design;

Fabrication;

HWCI testing;

System integration and testing

This process shall represent the melding of all the
specified hardware management standards, guide-lines, and procedures.

A detailed description of the activities to be performed
in the above phases will be provided in the identified HDS model
text. The HWCI development phases may overlap and may be applied
iteratively or recursively.

Documents and drawings will be prepared in accordance
with the 'Technical Documentation Standard' and its referenced
model text. The design of the HWCI shall be performed using the
Methods and Tools identified in the 'Hardware Engineering Manual'.
Products produced or prepared during the hardware development
life cycle phases shall be evaluated using the methods, criteria,
and procedures defined in the 'Hardware Product Evaluation Plan'.